Shots fired at Fort Lauderdale airport, 5 reported dead

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Shots were fired at Florida's Fort Lauderdale airport on Friday, The Washington Post reports. Five people have been killed, a law official said, and over a dozen other people have been injured, a local mayor told CNN.

The suspect is believed to have been a lone shooter and possibly a member of the military, and is currently in custody. Broward Commissioner Chip LaMarca said the gunman was a passenger on a flight from Canada and had the weapon in his checked bag. He took the gun into the bathroom to load before opening fire in the baggage area:

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Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.